Apparatus for dryinu



(No Model.) v 2 Sheets-Sheet 1.

' J. MAGHA'DO.

APPARATUS FOR DRYING HAIR.

No. 495,558. Patented'Apr. 18, 18'93.

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SPEUIFIUAIIZON forming part of .llictters Patent No. 495,558, datedApril 18, 18593.

' Application filed June 13, 1892 Serial No. 436,430. (No model.)

To all whom i2? iii/any concern. Be it known that 1, JOHN Mi-iouiino',u. cilizen of the United Steins, residing {Ll lioelon, in tbecountyol'Suffolk and State of Moosechusetis; have invented certain new and useful improvements in Apparatus for Drying Hair; and Tide hereby declareilio following to exact description of the invention, such as willenable otiiere skilled i n the lo which it opperteins to maize and usethe some. I

This invention relotce lo inzprovcmente in eppairzitue for drying theupon a persons bond eiier in bud been olieinpooed or during the processof dyeing or bleaching the l'lZLl r, and hes-i for its object toicciliiale the drying on well to prevent tfiieenorliug of the heir, inthe cone when it is dried by rubbing it between lOWQlE-l.

- The invention coneieiiein the employment 'oi'e suit-epic eirlieoningdevice from which the air in either drown or forced by means of oouil'eble blower ornir pump, through a pipe or tube, and delivered uponthe bend of the person whose llELlI in to be dried.

it further conoieio of o receptacle preferably in the form of n isplaced and through which line warm air is forced. downwnrd from theroots of the hair contained therein to the code of folio some. Also thecombination with, said funnel of e hood or ranged to inc'loee more orless oi ilieboek port of the l1eed,so as to concentroie the heated airand convey in properly to the funnel. Also in minor details ofconstruction, on will be more fully set fortli hereinafter, referencebeinn; lied. to the accompanyingdrawings forming an essentlnl port ofbin specification, and whereom I Figure 1 represents a perspective Viewof my apparatus in operation while drying a ladye hair. Fig. 2represents averticel longitudinal section of ihe hood and receptacle forholding the hair while ii; is being dried, with the stonrlfor supportingthe some.

Similar letters refer to similar ports on the dilieronl; ports of thedrawings.

A repreeents o box or other chamber open for inc edmission of air end inwhich. the oir V funnel open from end to om], wii'iliin whieliilieIneliiii heated by a number of gas jets a a, or it may be beoicd by anyother and well known means of supplying heat. I

i represents a rotary fan cxluiuster which is driven by means of a. beltI) from any suit able source of motive power, which however, is notshown on the drawings. This fan exhamster causes the heated air withinthe clioun be! A to be drawn tln'ousrh the pipe or tube 0 shown indotted lines in Fig. 1, to the fun 11 where it is again forced throughthe pipe or tube 0 and delivered from the mouth piece 0, all the end ofsaid tube, upon the bend of the person whose hair is to-be dried. Thetube 0 is made wholly or in part flexible so as to ill-- low it tobenioved into different positions and allow the air from it to bedelivered at any angle upon the hair to be dried. The end of the tube 0is supported upon a, suitable standard upon which it is madeniniversolly adjustable by means ofithe joints (l d :so as to be able toadjust-the tube and. deliver the air in any direction therefrom. Thesejoints can be made rigid by means of suitable set; screws 'after'theyhave been adjusted. The standard is made preferably adjustable up enddown to suit different persons; and for this purpose it is formed in twoor more 560- iions, (5 old, which are tclescoped one wit-bin tlieotberand firmly held in their adjusted pogzition by suitable set screws (Zand e" or equivelenndevices. The flexible tube a is made universallyadjustable upon the section d es shown and described hereinbefore. Uponthe section (Z of the standard is also adjust obly mounted the funnel eby means of the brackets e c or by any other well known and equivalentmeans, m1 it is hole? in its adjusted position by means of suitable set"screws on said brackets. This funnel is made open from end to end and ofsufiicient diameter and length to contain the hair to be dried, leeviligroom for the heated air to pass through the same. To the upper end ofthe funnel is-e' ctaelied lhe hood made in one or more pieces ff pivotedtogether and to the funnel atf in such a'mzinner as to be able to turnthem on sold pivot audio slide the pieces of the been one within theother whenil; is not desired for nee, but to allow it to be opened moreor to partly surround the head of the person whose hair is being dried.The mouth-piece 'Wll61l in use isadjusted into such d position inrelation to thehood as to cause the greater portion of the heated airforced therefrom to be deflected by coming into contact with the personshead, to enter the hood, and to be guided by said hood t'lownwardthrough the funnel c in close contact with the hair eontainod therein,thus obtaining the greatest effect of the heated air by causing a freshsupply to take the place of the air within the funnel which has becomeloaded with moisture from the hair. This downward draft of the heatedair from the roots of the hair toward the ends of the same has atendency to unsnarl any snarling of the hair and to keep it straight.

It will be obvious that the exact arrangement shown on the drawings-ofthe different parts constitutingmy apparatus is not essential to theworking thereof, as the same may be varied atv will, and, for instance,the fan I may be arranged so as to force cool air into the heatedchamber A there to be hcated,and by so doing force the heated air fromsaid chamber through the tube 0 and out of the mouthpiece thereon.

I do not wish to confine myself to the use of any partici'ihtr means forheating the air nor to the particular means employed forconveying theheated air, as said parts might be varied at will, within the scope ofmechanical shill, without departing from my invention; also thereceptacle might be held in thehauds of the operator instead of beingmade adjust:- ablc upon a stand.

In order to hold the hair in its proper place within the receptacletocause the heated air to pass through it and prevent it from clingingto the sides of' the same,I provide thereceptacle with abridge or rest awhich extends across the body of the receptacle and over which the hairpasses from the head causing the heated air to mingle thoroughly withthe hair thus drying it evenly and much more quickly.

Having thus fully described the nature,

construction, and operation of my invention, I wish to secure by LettersPatent and claim- 1. In a hair drying apparatus,. a funnel open from endto end into which the hair to be dried is placed, combined with a tubelocated above the funnel through which heated air is forced from asource of heated air sup ply and so arranged as to cause the airdischarged therefrom to be deflected by the head of the person whosehairis being dried, down ward through said funnel and hair containedtherein, from the roots of the hair toward the ends of the same,substantially as set forth.

2. In a hair drying apparatus, a funnel open from end to end into whichthis hair to be dried is placed and a tube located above the funnelthrough which heated air is forced from a source of heated air supply,so arranged as to cause the air discharged therefrom to be deflected bythe head of the person whose hair is being dried downward through saidfunnel and hair contained therein from the roots of the hair toward theends of the tsaine, combined with an adjustable hood upon the funnel topartially inclose the head of the person whose hair is being dried, tocollect the air from the tube and to guide it downward through thefuiinel and the hair contained therein, for the purpose set forth.

3. In a hair drying apparatus having a receptacle within which the hairis placed to'be dried and a tube to convey heated air under pressurefrom which the air is forced through said receptacle and the haircontained therein,

the combination, with said receptacle, or abridge or rest for the hair,arranged within the receptacle to properly hold the hair to prevent itfrom clinging to the sides of the recop tacle and to cause the heatedair to. mingle thoroughly with the hair, in order to-dry it evenly andquickly, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I hereunto setuny hand this 31st day of May, A. D.1892.

JOHN MACIIADO. Vitnesscs: I

HENRY CIIADBOURN, CHARLES W. JoNEs.

